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Yoga is to support the wellbeing and inner peace of oneself and everyone else too. In these challenging times, let us take the opportunity to deepen our self-practice and support one another. π
The purpose of classical hatha yoga is to make the mind clear and calm β sattvic. This is achieved by using asana to lead to the bandhas and combining that with stilling the breath in pranayama with inner awareness.
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The word βbhavaβ is from the meaning βto be.β To be more calm, more kind, more stable, more clear in all ways is yoga.
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Pranayama techniques and breathing ratios should be done while nurturing smooth and comfortable breathing with awareness.
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We are more distracted in mind and disconnected in body now than we have ever been in human history. The message of yoga, of integration and stillness is increasing in importance as the pace and complexity of modern life accelerates.
A traditional colloquialism is that the mind is easily distracted like a monkey. There is truth in that. Yet, no matter how your mind is, fighting with your own mind is unproductive.
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No strength can equal the mental strength that yoga can give you. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali offers the option of devotion as a practice in yoga, termed isvara pranidhana in Sanskrit. Learn more at https://t.co/efnoClT4Ic
Worrying about tomorrow will not change it without action. So choose to do what you feel will create a better future for you and for everyone, and leave the outcome in the hands of the Divine, or to the intelligence of the universe.
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How we lead life greatly influences longevity and well-being. If we follow a more yogic lifestyle, we will be healthier, happier, calmer, and live longer.
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Modern life constantly distracts us from being with our own selves. If you take some time everyday to just notice your mind and body, many positive changes will happen automatically and grow increasingly easier with time.
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When asana becomes a performance of creating the shape, it loses connection to inner transformation that is true goal of yoga.
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Yoga ultimately leads us to the experience that our inner self is beyond our body, senses, and mind. The pathway to that transcendence is first through integrating body, senses, and mind. The breath is a vital help on this path.
Classical yoga leads to nirodha: stillness of the mind. We cannot experience our inner self, atman or consciousness, by thinking about it. We must bring thoughts to quietness and experience the self in that time of inner calm β with clear attention, not dullness.